Nobody was using this parking lot this afternoon, they should probably replace it with housing or trees or literally anything else.

Carney announces environment to be eliminated as cost-cutting measure

Wait till they hear about car infrastructure.

Ever wonder how cities can tackle sneaky "Scope 3" emissions? 🏗️ Ottawa’s community carbon footprint includes third-party contractors doing road work. Right now, most crews rely on loud, continuously idling diesel generators. There's a much cleaner, quieter way to build.👇 (1/5)

Using Jesus to sanctify an industry built on environmental destruction isn’t faith, it’s marketing. The Bible consistently warns against leaders who “call evil good” to serve their own interests. Christians should be the first to challenge this spiritual manipulation. www.desmog.com/2026/05/13/o...

I…don’t even know what to say. Somehow feels like a good illustration of our current governments’ thinking on energy.

Forced to use a Mac the last couple days, and now I understand why they last longer than PCs: they’re so freaking annoying to use that people just close them and do something else, or find another solution. Literally the only benefit is making em and en dashes more easily.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY 💐 Also, we have some news... We have a new permanent pick-up and drop-off location at Parkdale Market! We love this location as it's close to Tunney's Pasture LRT station, Scott St cycle tracks and all the amenities that the Market offers! ☺️🚲 #Ottawa #CargoBikes

I had a commenter on one of my posts insist that it's impossible that Mark Carney is worse for the climate than Harper was, and having taken the time to respond at length, I thought I should share that as a thread because it's clearly not just one person operating under that false belief. 🧵1/

And we’re off! #OttPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ottawa finally has its own Gehry 😂

A tree frog would like a word. (First of the year for me in Ottawa.) #OttAmphibian

Legally you have to fill out the census, but that's only the minimum. There's nothing in the law that says you can't send back papers with all of the *other* information that you think Statistics Canada *should* have asked you about. You don't know if you can get extra credit. You've never tried.

I’m pretty sure it’s part of the social contract that if someone wears a name tag outside of the event where it was used, we let them know—kinda like if a friend has something in their teeth. Right?

NEW: Last week, Democracy Watch attempted to get an injunction to delay the Ford government's freedom of information changes. It was unsuccessful, but says it is now in the process of submitting a broader charter challenge to the law. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1182464...

These ads are surprisingly effective. I mean, I totally didn’t realize I wanted a sub until I saw this.

Do you have neighbours playing folk music next door? I didn’t think so. #Centretown

This one, however, will I’m sure be completely fine. #OttBike

The new Alexandra Bridge coulda been this too… #Ottawa #OttCity

Spring migration is amazing. I live next to the densest part of #OttCity, and even though it’s slowly being denuded of trees, just heard a hermit thrush 🤩 😍 #OttBirb #Centretown

I’m gonna be the cranky contrarian here and loudly say “nope”: 1) we don’t lack for places to install solar, 2) above-ground parking is a blight on our cities, 3) it should be redeveloped into better uses, and 4) putting solar panels above parking lots is an obstacle to developing them.

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Having some trouble with this: “About 40% of the site…would be set aside as park space. That is roughly equivalent to a full city block.” The site is part of a city block… Small boulder the size of a large boulder? #Ottawa #OttPlanning

Spoke with By-law after reporting this dumpster blocking the O’Connor bikeway for the second time that day. Apparently Solid Waste Services designated the bikeway as the dumpsters’ pickup location; the pickup just took longer than it usually does. 🫠 #OttBike #Autowa

Things bike helmets will protect you from: -Head injuries from a slow speed fall -Light rain -Being blamed for not wearing a helmet if you get hit by someone driving 5,000 lbs of metal and glass Things bike helmets won't protect you from: -Everything else 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you think the Pope is a radical leftist, wait till you meet his boss.

🧵 The Canadian federal government’s 2025 budget has allocated: More business tax breaks including for fossil fuels sector $925 million for AI $81.8 billion over 5 years for military However, this comes at the expense of cultural heritage.

Sigh…another opportunity to plant some native plants or a tree—or have literally anything else but more impermeable surface—once again missed. Ottawa: the city of missed opportunities. #OttCity

It’s so hard to figure out why #OttCity’s cycle track surfaces are so bumpy. Anyway, please enjoy this nice shot of a crane. #OttBike

Kind of surreal to have @npr.org report on “the effects of war“ and then just ask Americans their feelings on… [checks notes] gas prices?? one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5778...

It is profoundly demoralizing to watch this City Council prattle on and on about the dismal state of transit in this city, and then spit in the face of transit users at any and every opportunity that crosses their desks to actually do something about the fucking problem.

Alberta removes education from curriculum

Well, we didn't get more than scraps for bus lanes at PWIC, but we did get…*squints* quadricycles? Apparently this is what passes for "innovation" in #OttCity. 🤦‍♂️

EVERY CITY COUNCIL HEARING: More* affordable** housing***! *: No more anywhere near anything **: Always rapidly increasing in value ***: Of the kinds I personally like already

The pundit and columnist class meltdown from folks who have never supported the NDP honestly suggests to me that the NDP is doing something significant that’s worth paying attention to. Those who defend power tend to screech the loudest when power is genuinely threatened.

☀️ 🇨🇦 Solar in Canada is still largely a homeowners-only club. Balcony solar would open it up to renters and condo owners - affordably, safely, right now. Energy sovereignty at home. Here’s what we need to do to make it happen🧵

✨We’re hiring! ✨ Join us as Climate Organizer and lead climate campaigns, engage communities, and mobilize action for a green and resilient #OttCity. 🌳🚲 Apply by April 5! #Ottawa #Climate #ClimateAction #Environment #Community www.ecologyottawa.ca/climate_orga...

if government services aren’t losing money, then they should be doing more things for people until they get to the point where they are losing money

We should reconsider the term „energy crisis“ when speaking about the effects of the Iran war. This is very specifically a crisis of fossil fuels and their single point of failure. Fossil fuels are no longer synonymous with „energy“. We have other, better options.

honestly i feel like we need to start defaulting to these text-only versions of news sites where they exist

*Remarkable* @onthemedia.bsky.social show with Pasha Talankin, creator of Mr. Nobody Against Putin. “When I saw that first lesson, my glasses even fogged up, it was so powerful, and I understood that I didn’t even morally have the right to delete this footage.” www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

“Don’t start taking farmers’ land and everything else out.” * Stares in Highway 413, the Bradford Bypass, Ontario Greenbelt expansions, Ottawa urban boundary expansions, etc., etc. * #ONpoli #Hwy413 www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

NEW: The Ford government is planning to change transparency laws in Ontario to stop the release of any messages involving ministers and staff, a retroactive move which could also keep the premier’s cellphone records permanently secret. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1172951...

TODAY is the final day to submit your comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario and demand that Dofasco, a large #Hamilton steel mill emitting high levels of air pollutants, be given stricter emission conditions, NOT rubber stamped approvals.  ACT NOW 👇 https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/026-0039

"—more accurately called artificial artificial intelligence, as it simulates or attempts to present the impression of having interacted with an artificial intelligence rather than being an artificial intelligence itself—"

Sad to see #Centretown’s second-newest coffee shop succumb to the inertia of open only on weekdays. I was hopeful for a bit there…

Snow reveals so much about our cities. In this case, how much space driveways take, and how much effort to maintain them.

I'm sorry, why are we decreasing development charges more for development *outside* the Greenbelt, when we know that costs more to service? Once again, @en.ottawa.ca is incentivizing sprawl. Make it make sense... #OttCity

Local pubs are the freaking best. Alternative reading: I’m a bit too frequent a flyer at my local pub. #Centretown

Missing the contents of your pothole in #Ottawa? I may just know where they are…